Africa · Northern Africa

Morocco

High confidence

Verified 20 May 2026 · Data dated 31 Dec 2025

Fresh · 9d ago

DGAPR publishes annual reports including conditions and overcrowding figures.

Data is aggregated from public sources and may be incomplete or out of date. Always verify with primary sources before acting on any figure. See data sources.

Prison population

99,366

Year: 2025

Rate per 100,000

253

Per 100,000 residents

Occupancy

153.3%

Severely overcrowded

Pre-trial / remand

37.6%

Share not yet sentenced

Female prisoners

2.5%

Foreign nationals

1.7%

Conditions risk — across 60 facilities

Average of our computed Conditions Risk Score across the country's facilities. Methodology · Browse highest-risk

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national average

60 unknown

How Morocco compares

vs Africa (6) & global averages

Rate per 100,000this: 253 · region: 184 · global: 214

Occupancy ratethis: 153% · region: 162% · global: 125%

Pre-trial sharethis: 38% · region: 34% · global: 32%

The vertical ticks mark the global (grey) and regional (amber) means. Bars are clipped at the high end for readability.

Prison population over time

Annual figures, latest survey year

2000: 54,288+79.1% over 22y2022: 97,204

Prisons in Morocco

Browse all 60 →

60 facilities in our database — showing the first 24.

Agdz Prison

Morocco

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Ain Aouda secret prison

Morocco

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Ain Guenfounda concentration camp

Morocco

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Aïn Sebaâ prison

Morocco

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Aït Melloul Prison

Morocco

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Berguent concentration camp

Morocco

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Bou Arfa concentration camp

Morocco

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Bou Azzer concentration camp

Morocco

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Bou Denib concentration camp

Morocco

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Boulhaut concentration camp

Morocco

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Centre de Reeducation Berrechid mrkz `d@ ldmj brshyd

Morocco

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Capacity

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Held

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Centre Penitentiaire d'Es Semara

Morocco

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Capacity

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Held

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Complexe Penitentiaire L'Oudaya

Morocco

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Capacity

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Held

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Dar Bricha

Morocco

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Capacity

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Held

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Djerrada concentration camp

Morocco

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Capacity

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El Jadida prison

Morocco

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Capacity

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Held

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El Kelaa Prison

Morocco

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Capacity

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Held

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Im-Fout concentration camp

Morocco

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Capacity

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Held

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Immouzer concentration camp

Morocco

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Capacity

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Held

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Kalaat M'Gouna Prison

Morocco

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Capacity

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Held

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Kara Prison

Morocco

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Capacity

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Held

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Kasbah Tadla concentration camp

Morocco

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Capacity

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Held

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Kenitra Central Prison

Morocco

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Capacity

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Held

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lsjn lmdny twll

Morocco

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See all 60 prisons in Morocco →

Data completeness

100%

Score based on how many fields are populated. We surface this so you know where the gaps are.

National population: 39,210,0002025
Source-verified: 20 May 2026
Source links: 1 cited

Sources

Direct citations for the figures on this page.

Primary reference
World Prison Brief (ICPS, Birkbeck) — Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research
See /data-sources for our methodology.